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Cricket in Times Square
Ch. 1-8 Vocabulary
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Literature
4th Grade
12/06/2010
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subside
 Definition
wear off or die down
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sheen
 Definition
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
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liverwurst
 Definition
sausage containing ground liver
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pivot
 Definition
a point, shaft, or pin that something turns on
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peril
 Definition
source of danger
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lurch
 Definition
move abruptly
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scornfully
 Definition
without respect; in a disdainful manner
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tuffet
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a small mound or clump of grass
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kimono
 Definition
a loose robe fastened with a wide sash
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thrum
 Definition
a deep vibrating noise
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wistfully
 Definition
longing; wishful; desirous
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leery
 Definition
fearful of the unknown
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unsavory
 Definition
morally offensive
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soot
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ashes or dirt
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haunches
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the hip and thickest part of the thigh
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amidst
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in the middle of
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gilded
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made from or covered with gold
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